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Hey TPR,

 

I attended Ride Warrior's Weekend at KI. It was this past Satuday and Sunday. It was KI's first coaster even, I believe. There were 10 accredited groups there, and it was a big crowd.

 

It was a lot of fun. There was extra extra ERT on Diamondback, walkbacks, free drinks, free cake, and TPR memebers!

 

The roll call for TPR was: Me, Ted (tgadams), Jared (Reon), Mike (Voyager), ...I didn't catch his name, I think it was something like...slither###..? If you see this thread, be sure to post, dude! He was wearing a TPR shirt. I think that's all I saw.

 

I hope you enjoy the photos!

-Zach

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Beautiful day....more to come!

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It goes fassstttt

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Feeling better?

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Need a tissue?

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Yup, best way is to lean out to the sides!

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I feel 10000 pounds heavier!

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Ozzy?

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I looove the last car!

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Better hold on tight!

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It's such a free feeling

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Ted and Diamondback

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Fangs

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Diamondback keeps me company =)

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Blowing a bubble?

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GRRAAAAA OMGGMGM!!!!

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I smell terror.

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Here's the porn.

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74*

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Yummy first drop

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Wave to everyone in the midway!

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Two awesome airtime hills.

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Cannonball!

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MUGSYYYY! D:

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Prettyyy

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Un-barbed wire?

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Aww....cute!

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Ew.

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Umm....what's the orange rope/wire doing on Drop Zone?

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Hey, it's Mike!

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Oh, lulz.

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Hey, what's everyone all shocked and amazed about?!

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Weeee, yay Arrow!

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Curveyyyyy

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Switching to the Son...money.

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Oh, a quick look back to Beast track.

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Weeee helix

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Almost forgot Ted back at the Beast!

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Damnit, Alyssa! Stop sneaking up on me!

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Get ready for airtime!

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It's like holding brakes for a drop.

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Property of B&M?! .....well, we did sell our souls to be apart of those 30,000 cycles before opening.

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Diamondback.....wayyyy up there. Beast..down here.

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Hey Vortex! Lookin' good.

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Airtime hill #1 on the return.

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Beast is gas powered.

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This would be a GREAT prop for the Down Home Country show.

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Heading into the helix. They widened the radius of the helix, as they said in the info meeting. New credit, Jeff.

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No this isn't the porn.

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My mom tells me I'm a gangster. So peace, yo.

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Look out for that trim!

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The impression the Beast leaves me.

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I've been spotted!

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Nope.

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Aging well?

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I'm....INSIDE of the Beast!

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Hurry, run the enthusiasts over while they're taking pictures!

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First hill says peeka-boo =)

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Going into the second lift's drop

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A lottttt of people.

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And overview of that I was seeing.

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The first hill

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Very impressive structure from the ground.

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I didn't take any pictures until Beast walkback started up. Looks like the Beast went this-a way.

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That was an amazing day! Thanks for the amazing pictures that I had no idea that you were taking of me Riding Diamondback 10 times in one day thanks to ERT until 1 in the morning was fantastic. You also got some sweet reaction shots. The one with the guy's eyes bulging out of his head is gold. Oh and the firework shots I'm assuming you'll post looked sweet. Can't wait to see more!

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I feel left out now. Every time I started to meet up with the TPR guys, you suddenly went off to your little Ride Warrior events. I was even posing on Beast during the walkback.

 

Oh well, I'm just glad I had to leave for work. Lines were getting so long that all I had time to do was a bit of DBack marathoning via single rider line. Not like thats a bad thing, ofcourse...

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Part 2

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Mike (Voyager) in the orange after his Midnight ride. More to come!

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How was your ride, Ted?

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It's pretty day or night

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Heading up out to the lift, reclining backkkk

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Splashdown area and Rivertown at night

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Me, Ted, Rach, and Alyssa

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Always a good display...

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Vortex is melting!

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Ohhh....

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Interesting what a little blur can do with shutter speed....

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Waiting for the Beast as the fireworks start up.

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Speeding down the first drop away into the darkness

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Approaching the top of the lift in the blue night sky.

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This picture sucks.

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Roaring around the helix...

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A shot of Diamondback at night from the Beast

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Beast Cake! And a free old souvineer drink.....but we already have unlimited drinks...wtf?

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Little Bill! Later he stopped in to the Beast Birthday Party and danced. The party sucked, though. It was like a junior high dance. But hey, it's their first event.

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Hm...interesting....if Nick goes away, KI can kiss their Golden Ticken reign goodbye!

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Pubs HQ, lol

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VIP lanyards. Really didn't need them....it was like a "look at me, I'm with RWW" All the guests were asking how much we paid or how we got them.

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The second airtime hill. About 190ft? Insane.

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Such a nice day. I think I said that already...

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In case you didn't know where Diamondback was..

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I see coaster enthusiasts! (Or KI enthusiasts)

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Happy happy joy joy

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I kind of wish I could be a little afraid like some of these people, but I have turned fearless

 

See you on Saturday May 23rd when The Big Mike Road Show 2009 rolls into Kings Island!

 

 

Peace, Big Mike

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Day 2

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Got bored waiting for the SoB tour.

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I love it! It looks so cool.

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Look out for the water!

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Stuff under the cars.

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A bunch of yellow first hill supports

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Heading up that STEEP lift...

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Nerd shot

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I'm going to go dye my hair pee yellow....

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I could care less. LSHoF sucks, BehEMOth is where it's at.

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Please, Laser Snake Horse on Fire...have mercy on us!

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BBBZZBZZZZZZZBZZZZ...LSHOF attacks Invertigo. VEKOMA BE GONE! (this isn't edited at all, it's the sun!)

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LSHOF is....ANGRY. Lasers charging up!!!!

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On over to Diamondback....more enthusiasts!

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How was your second Zen ride?

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Going down into the helix...

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Going down into that batwing...better hold on!

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Into the double corkscrew

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Mike mid loop!

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Heading into loop 2/2

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Look out for that Arrow transition!

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And now I present....TPR's own Mike (Voyager) rides Vortex!

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Last update.

 

Thanks to Ted for meeting up and spending the night, I had a great time!

 

Great event KI. A few flaws, but there's always time for a first.

 

Please comment, and don't steal the photos!

 

-Zach

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And the big lift.

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Through the track

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Lots of wooden track..

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Very pretty....

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Couldn't you see this as a post card?

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Wow, you're good at smiling for the camera!

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What'd we do to you, RCCA?

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It looks so nice...

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It does NOTHING! Don't listen to beavers.

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The rose bowl of rape and death is hiding back there...

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Yup, that's the train...wayyyy up there.

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Well, it is the tallest....

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Wood, wood, wood...steel beams?! WTF?!

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I bet you're loving this, Andrew.

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**SLAM**

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First drop is a b*tch

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What is going on here?!?!?

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Everything is wrong here.

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SoB may cause you to: Shout randomly; grab your boobs; play air drums; or act like Michael Jackson.

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Yay for being slightly recognized! It was a 3 train wait for back seat when you left on the Beast walkback, so I rode it twice before the line picked up. I kept screaming TPR and such when my train roared by all the cameras...

 

 

Still, slightly mad at myself for not signing up for the event. ERT on Diamondback til 1 am=bliss. Oh well, hopefully I'll be able to make it up for Big Mike. Don't know if Coney is scheduling me for the 23rd yet.

 

-JARED, WHO IS CURRENTLY TYPING IN ALL CAPS

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Looks like SOB & Racer tours were pretty cool.

Almost forgot Ted back at the Beast!

I'd gladly stay there. I can't think of many better or more relaxing ways to spend an afternoon in a recliner under the beast structure with a cooler of beers. That would be heaven!

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